Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, has been pleased to approve the proposal for enhancement of the quantum of financial assistance granted to the Differently Abled Persons and for the said purpose hereby makes further Amendment to the “Grant of Financial Assistance to the Differently Abled Persons Rules, 1992.

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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

SOCIAL WELFARE SECRETARIAT

(G.O. Ms. No. 01/SWS/2021-22/3492,

Puducherry, dated 24th August 2021)

NOTIFICATION

The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, has been pleased to approve the proposal for enhancement of the quantum of financial assistance granted to the Differently Abled Persons and for the said purpose hereby makes further Amendment to the "Grant of Financial Assistance to the Differently Abled Persons Rules, 1992" notified in G.O. Ms. No. 19/93- Wel.(SW-I), dated 6th April, 1993 and published in Part-II of the Extraordinary Gazette of Puducherry, No. 12, dated 20th April, 1993 of the Welfare Secretariat, Puducherry, as follows, namely:-

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AMENDMENT

1. Short title and commencement.— (i) These rules may be called the "Financial Assistance to Differently Abled Persons (Amendment) Rules, 2021".

(ii) They shall come into force with effect from the date of issue

of notification.

2. Amendment of rule 3.— In the Financial Assistance to Differently Abled Persons Rules, 1993, for rule 3, the following rule shall be substituted namely:—

3. Subject to the provisions of rule 4, assistance may be sanctioned to the Differently Abled Persons as indicated below at following rates, mentioned against respective disablement:-

I. For Differently Abled Persons who have ` 3,500 (Rupees permanent disablement from 86% to 100%. three thousand

and five hundred (i) For Intellectual Disability (Specific only) per month.

Learning Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder) with I.Q less than 35.

(ii) Speech and Language Disability who have permanent disablement from 86% to 100%.

(iii) "Hearing Impairment" (Deaf, Hard of Hearing) who have permanent disabled range 86% to 100%.

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(vii) "Chronic Neurological Conditions"

(Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's

D i s e a s e ) w h o h a v e p e r m a n e n t

disablement from 86% to 100%.

(viii) B l o o d D i s o r d e r ( H a e m o p h i l i a ,

Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease)

who have permanent disablement

from 86% to 100%.

(ix) M u l t i p l e D i s a b i l i t i e s w h o h a v e

permanent disablement from 86% to

100%.

II. For Differently Abled Persons who have ` 2,500 (Rupees permanent disablement from 66% to 85%. two thousand

and five hundred

(i) For Intellectual Disability (Specific only) per month.

Learning Disability, Autism Spectrum

Disorder) with I.Q 35 to 49.

(ii) Speech and Language Disability who

have permanent disablement from

66% to 85%.

(iii) "Hearing Impairment" (Deaf, Hard of

Hearing) who have permanent disabled

range 66% to 85%.

(iv) "Visual Impairment" (Low vision,B l i n d n e s s ) w h o h a v e p e r m a n e n t disablement from 66% to 85%. (v) "Locomotor Disability" (Muscular Dystrophy, Leprosy cured, Dwarfism, Cerebral palsy, Acid attack victim) who have permanent disablement from 66% to 85%. (vi) "Mental Illness" who have permanent disablement from 66% to 85%. 652 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(vii) "Chronic Neurological Conditions" (Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's D i s e a s e ) w h o h a v e p e r m a n e n t disablement from 66% to 85%.

(viii) B l o o d D i s o r d e r ( H a e m o p h i l i a , Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease) who have permanent disablement from 66% to 85%.

(ix) Multiple Disabilities who have permanent disablement from 66% to 85%.

III. For Differently Abled Persons who have ` 2,000 (Rupees

permanent disablement from 40% to 65%. two thousand

only) per month.

(i) For Intellectual Disability (Specific

Learning Disability, Autism Spectrum

Disorder) with I.Q 50 to 69.

(ii) Speech and Language Disability who

have permanent disablement from

40% to 65%.

(iii) "Hearing Impairment" (Deaf, Hard of

Hearing) who have permanent disabled

range 40% to 65%.

(iv) "Visual Impairment" (Low vision,

B l i n d n e s s ) w h o h a v e p e r m a n e n t

disablement from 40% to 65%.

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(vii) "Chronic Neurological Conditions" (Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's D i s e a s e ) w h o h a v e p e r m a n e n t disablement from 40% to 65%.

(viii) B l o o d D i s o r d e r ( H a e m o p h i l i a , Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease) who have permanent disablement from 40% to 65%.

(ix) Multiple Disabilities who have permanent disablement from 40% to

65%.

IV. For Differently Abled Persons who have ` 2,700 (Rupees p e r m a n e n t d i s a b l e m e n t w i t h o u t a n y two thousand and discrimination to their percentage of seven hundred disability and who have crossed 60 years only) per month. to 79 years of age.

V. For Differently Abled Persons who have ` 3,800 (Rupees p e r m a n e n t d i s a b l e m e n t w i t h o u t a n y three thousand discrimination to their percentage of and eight hundred disability and who have crossed 80 years only) per month. of age.

4. This issues with concurrence of the Finance Department vide

their I.D. No. 3465/FC/FD/F5/A2/2021-22, dated 13-08-2021.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

P. PADMAVATHY, Under Secretary to Government (Social Welfare).

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